forebrain
forebrain noun: the anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
Noun
forebrain (plural forebrains)
- The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
- The medial forebrain bundle (MFB), a key structure of reward-seeking circuitry, remains inadequately characterized in humans despite its vast importance for emotional processing and development of addictions and depression.2012, Volker A Coenen, Jaak Panksepp, Trevor A Hurwitz, Horst Urbach, Burkhard Mädler, “Human medial forebrain bundle (MFB) and anterior thalamic radiation (ATR): imaging of two major subcortical...
- Synonyms:
- prosencephalon
- Antonyms:
- afterbrain
forebrain meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati
forebrain in Hindi
- part of the brain
- अग्रमस्तिष्क agramastiṣk
forebrain in Tamil
- part of the brain
- முன்மூளை muṉmūḷai
forebrain in Marathi
- part of the brain
- अग्रमस्तिष्क agramastiṣka
forebrain in Gujarati
- part of the brain
- અગ્રમસ્તિષ્ક agramastiṣk
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- forebrain in Tagalog
- harapangutak
Synonyms of forebrain
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Forms of forebrain
| plural | forebrains |
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Origin of forebrain
From fore- + brain.
Words formed from forebrain
Questions about forebrain
- What does forebrain mean?
- Forebrain means the anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
- What is forebrain in Hindi?
- Forebrain in Hindi is अग्रमस्तिष्क (agramastiṣk). See Forebrain meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is forebrain?
- Forebrain is a noun.
- What is the plural of forebrain?
- The plural of forebrain is forebrains.
Words near forebrain in the dictionary
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